Pile-cutting machine.



A. MORTON.

PILE'CUTTING MACHINE.

4 APPLICATION r|Ln1uNEx8.|912.

Patented Miu'. 7, 1916,-

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INVENTOR. MLM

4 'WITN 5555.

Patented Mar. 7, 1916. e SHEETS-SHEET 3 -A. MORTON.

PILE CUTTING MACHiNE. APPLICATION r|LEn1uN1s.1912.

- A. MORTON. lPSLE ClJTTlNG MACHINE. APPLscATloN man Juni I8. 1912.

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INVENTOR.

A. MOIIIOII.

PIII; cuITIIIG MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I8. 1912.

6 SHEETS-SHEET 6.

FIG 6 ATTOR NEY.

Patented Mar. 7, MHS.v

i ktion e itwknownltl.atl; Antrnnn Mon'roN, of. y y Lrwick, inthecounty of Kentand State oflthode Island, have invented certain new y; and fusefulilinprovementsyin Pile-'Cutting 1i and. I .do hereby declare the. foleciication, taken m connectmn ing l y with theiacconipanying drawings, forming apart ofthe same, jtobea full, clear, and exactdescriptionthereof. i i In a i1 pending application,l Serial No. ""3Syz960yl have shown anddescribed an automatic `pile cuttingiinachinewhich is espe- `cially adapted for cuttingfvielvets. ln inay "sa-ryorvd able atitimes to `run the fabric backward` y riafgreater or less distance,and y *,forthis purpose]tlleniachine shown and de- @scri `dinjsaidpendingapplication is provided'with `means forleversing; the machine f `ithe travelof theufabric.

V'lihie present invention relates to im1n=ove- 1; ments inthe mfachineshown and described i i infardupendingapplication and more par- 1 ticularly"with respect `tothe lmatter of reifersingx the travel` the fabric when 'dei Sired.` "In ithel machine of said. pending api w;plicatioiijtheibackward"orreverse travel of the `fabric iiseifectedfbythe preverse rotation `ofthe drag-`roll-` Yith this construction it l `has been ffollnd inprzictiee `that .more or less i in the; fabric` is iliablc to `be produced en"theidraglroll and the driven roll lo yatl the real." thereof. which is objection.-

` y "e'lliefpriinary feature ofthe present invention' onsists "in "providing means whereby ckwlardjori "verse travelof the fabric effected bi he reverse rotation of the roll which is ocated `at the rear of .y jg-rolh insteatfliofbythe" reverse ro- `"tatio of the?drap,.-rolll itself. y In this connec afnili-roll` is )rovidedjto `coperate wit aiddriven rolia) `By thisfconstructlon i.; slack between the dra e-roll roll referredto is obviated', slack in thefabric will `be. `at the ldrdriven roll7 where `it is not objec- -I themachine` of said pendingl applicaere is "aspringpressed hip-roll cop`- eratin Ywitlr the. dragarol] .and which serves to `111 `the` fabricbetween jsaid. `ni p-roll and nip-roll cooperating with the feed- Urt Momentos WARWICK, RHODE ISLAND, i OF rRovmENcE; RHODEISLAND, A CORPORATION or RHODE ISLAND.

` Specification of Letters Patent.

implication filed .inne is, 1912,

chilies-0f .thischaracter it `becomes neeesdrag-roll;amllthere is also a springl4` OFFICE PILE-CUTTING MACHINE.

Serial No. 704,357'.

roll and which serves to nip the fabric between said nip-roll and said feed-roll. Below the feed-roll. there is a pair of supple mental feed-rolls, one of which is a driven roll and the other of which is a spring pressed nipsroll, whereby the fabric ,is also nipped between said supplemental feedrolls. Vith this eonstructionthe fabric, ,which hangs loose below the supplemental. feedrolls referred to and .which therefore becomes more or less wrinkled `or crinkled at that point, passes, when the, travel of the fabric kis reversed, between the several spring-pressed rolls referredto and their companion rolls in such wrinkled or crinkled condition, which has the effect to press or iron the wrinkles into the. fabric, so to speak, and so that it is very dil'lieult. if not impossible. to thereafter remove them.

A further feature of the invention consists inproviding' means whereby the'several nip-rolls referred to may be moved away from their companion rolls and out of contact with the fabric when the travelof the fabric is reversed. and so that the fabric in tra veling backward will .simply dragl over the companion rolls referred to, and so that the wrinkles in the fabric, instead of being,r pressed or ironed into the fabric, will be smoothed or ironed out by beingthus dragged over these rolls and without being nipped at such points.

A further feature of the invention consists in providing a` brake or drag for the feed-roll. with means for applying such brake or drag to said feed-roll when the travel of the fabric is reversed,

'lhe invention further consists in certain combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed. A

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the forward end of the ina-- chine and showing the parts in the position which they occupy during` the forward feed of the fabric. Fig. 2 is a similar side elevation of the for\ 'ard end of the. machine, but

i showing the parts in the position which they occupy `duriireY the backward 01 reverse y travelaof the fabric, and with a portion of one-of the pulleys broken away. Fig. 3 is a 'longitudinal section through the front end of the traveling' fabric with relation to the various rolls. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of ASSIGNOR TO CROMPTON COMPANY,

Patented Mar. 7, 19] 6.

the forward end of the machine corresponding toFig. 1, but taken from the opposite side of the-machine. Fig. 5 is a section through the machine on the line -rr of Fig. 1, looking toward the front of the machine. Figs. 6 and 7 are details. f

The general construction and organization of the machine is the same as that shown in said pending application, and inasmuch as the present improvements are .all embodied in the forward. end ofthe machine, it has been deemed necessary to show in the accompanying drawings only the forward endl ofthe machine in which the several features.of improvement are thus embodied. v

The machine comprises a sultable frame 1 in which the several operating parts are mounted. The-.fabric travels through themachine in the form of an endless web.. The fabric 3 after the race has been cut 1s carried down on to a t-ravellng endless apron or lattice (not shown) at or near the bottom of the machine where it drops in folds, and

in this. form is carried by the travelingfrom.

apron to the rear of the machine.

' the` apron at 'the rear of the machine the l idler-roll. From the feed-roll 14 the fabric passes around the nip-roll 15 and thence fabric is carried up 'over a, feed`roll and down an incline. .At th-e footof this incline the fabric'is'carried upward over two `fixed bars `at the top of the frame. From the `fixed bars at the top of the frame the fabric travels down another' incline 8,` around an idler roll 9, up over a belt driven roll-10, preferably rubber covered, downaround another idler roll 11, then -forward around. a nip-roll 12, and around the drag-roll 13. After passing nearlyV around the entire periphery ofthe drag-roll 13 the fabric is passed around ,the idler rolls 13, '1?b, ar-

ranged as shown lin the drawings, and from' the idler roll 13" the fabric passes to the feed-roll 1l. will be seen, the roll 13h serves to locate the fabric for presentation to the knife, and also serves toi'su'pport the fabric-in proximity to the point of cutting, the knife (not shown) being' located between said idler roll 155- andthe feed-roll 14, and with its cutting portion arrangedto engage the fabric at a point in proximity to said downward between a pair of supplemental 'feed-rolls 16, 17, the roll 16 being beltdriven and the roll 17hffi`ng movable toward and from said roll 16 vand acting as av niproll, and 4thence'down 'on to the. traveling apron above referred to.- l

'.l`he necessary tension at the cuttingr point lis producedby means of the rolls 13 and rl`he feedroll 14 is positively driven,-

lfl'. while the .drag-roll 13 is provided with fa friction .device whereby a friction or drag may be .put on said roll.

rI'he main driving shaft 19 is provided with a pulley 20V driven. by a belt 21 leadi'uiiglm from a motor. or other source of -pmverz On the-opposite end of the driving shaft lflis 'a pulley 22 from which a belt 23 extends to a'pulley 24 on the left hand end of the feed- V roll 14. l On the driving shaft 19 adjacent to the main'driving pulley 2O is a pulley .from which cross belt 26 extends to a loose 'pulley 27 on the feed-10H14.. The

pulley 27 is a two-step cone pulley, and from roll 10. Thus,

the right hand end of saidroll 10 are two' pulleys 36v and 37. .From the pulley 36 a.

belt 38 extends to a pulley on the right hand end of a feed-roll, which is located at the hi-pper rear end of themachine.

pulley/'37 extends a belt 40 through -which power is communicated for-operating the lattice upontraveling endless apron or right hand toa pulley 35'- both the supplemental feedi From thev y which the fabric'is carried in foldsxfrom the front to the-:rear of vthe machine y The pulley 22 on the driving' shaft 19 is 'loose on said shaft, but is adapted to be connected, withv said shaft by a suitable clutch mechanism,- preferably .a frictionv This clutch, shown' 'iin' the drawings. clutch may be of any desired construction,l andA as it' forms'no Dart'Of'the presentinvention, the detail construction ofthe clutch shown need. not be' described. It will be 'understood that when the pulley 22 is connected with the driving shaft 19, the fabricwill be fed throughthe' machine, and when `the pulley 22 is-d'isconhected from the shaft '15), the feed ofthe fabricwill be. stopped. 'lhe clutch mechanism as a whole is desig- Inated as 47 in the drawings, and said clutch mechanism is adapted to be operated by the 'lever 48.4 i f In machines of'ithis character it is lde sirable that when thedriving power is disconnected for the purpose of stopping the machine, the machine should be quickly brought toa fullstop and so as stop the feed of thev fabric.

part ofthe feed mechanism the need of the fabric whenever the driving power is disconnected.

applied to tlfegdrag-roll 13, or rather to the pulley 30 on said roll. This brake may 'be of any suitable construction, and in the drawings is shownas ,comprising a braketo-'promptly For thisl purpose a brake mechanism isappliedl to some to quickly stopY iao .Y In the arrangement shown the, brake is i il ` `:shoe adaptedltdbe forced into l" contactfiviththe innersurface of the yflange ofithefpulleyvOby ineansfof acoiled spring l "5.0.2 The brake'shoe 49 is pivoted toone arm z ofasupporting member491held fast in the fbearinglof the .draglroll 13. Mounted in the j i fothr arm` of `said supporting .member is 'a rooklshaft providedwith an arm 49c ari `ranged ftoengage` the free end of the brake shoe 49, asshovvn in*` Fig. 1. An arm 49d on"`said"rockshaftis pivotally connected to `tlieupperend of alverticallymovable bar 51. i

`1The`brakegshoeg49 isnormally, or While the machine isjinyoperation, latched out of contact Withgthe pulleyrflange. The vertical `barl extendsldovvnward and is supported and guided by a bracket 352 extending from aief1-amnera"machine; Adjustabiy Se cured tooneside of thisbarl is a block 53 daptedlto engageorbe engaged by the for- Wfward end `of al movableibar 54. One end of thespring :isconnccted to said bar 51, the

bracket 55. onzthev frame. Vhen the `ina- `hine is runningfthebar 51 is `latched and heldin'itsupperQpositionVso as to hold the `1brake-shoe49 out of` contact With the flange ofthetpulley "30 by the end ofthebar 54' engagingjthe block 53,",asshown in Figfl.

-1When,l howevernsaid movable 'bar 54 is "mpved rearward `by any suitable means, as \for."1eXample"byflan automatic stop motion,

` H downwardby the spring 50, thereby rocking the rock-shaft 49", fandikforcing the brake shoe into contact lwith the flange of the pnl l "fleyilSO, `stoppingthe feedfof the fabric. )In themachineshown means are to be provided "for-automatically `throwing out the clutch `f47`andfor automatically"applying the brake 1,. but` asthese means` form no part` of the l present invention, they are not shown in the drawings, and consequently will not be de- Wscribed." f i ""lThemeans `for i releasing the brake in starting the machine to `feediforWard the fabric i `after themachine hasbeen stopped and the brake appliedxvlvillfbe.lnext` described., A

f: footetreadle `5Gfend3ends. across the front of ""thefmachine,where itmayfbe conveniently n Hioperatedgw'lfhis treadle is secured by means i `itffarrris 157,one oneachside of the machine,

machine andsis arranged `to turn in bearings "the frame;` "Connected to` this rock-shaft .re'two weights 59,\one1on;each side of the f achine,1whieh aet to firmly. hold thetreadle 56 fin its uppenposition., 1 Formed integral "thea-rin `57 on, theleft hand side of the achineis an arm 60 toavhich` is connected .n oneendofa connecting rod 61, the other end oflpwhich rod `is"cgmnected to one arin'of a *i ybellgcrankglever(32 which ispivoted on the `am`e,'as shown infFigssilgand 2, The other i i' i arm of thisbellcra1`il` lever is provided with cured to the frame of the machine.

other end of said spring beingconnected -to jitofa` rock-shaftgwhich eXtends across the a friction-roll 63" which underlies the lower end of the vertical bar 51 which is connected to thebrake-shoe. 'When the bell-crank lever 62 is rockedfby depressing the treadle `5G, one result Will be to lift the brake-shoe 49 out of Contact with the flange of the pulley 30 and thus release the brake.v

Connected to the arm of the bell-crank lever 62, to which the rod G1 is connected, is another connecting rod (34, the opposite end of which is connected to an arm 65 secured to a rock-shaft 66 mounted in bearings se- In the present machine the reversing clutch to be hereinafter referred to is also operated by a foot-treadle, and for this reason the connection between the arm 65 and the clutchlever 48, instead of being a permanent connection, ismade detachable, but when the connection between said members G5 and 4S is made and the treadle 5G is depressed, the further result Will be that the arm G5 will be rocked and in its turn Will serve to pull inward the lower end of the clutch lever 48, and thus throw in the clutch 47 and connect the pulley 22 to the driving shaft 19.

Pivoted to the clutclrlever 48 is a latch bar 68 provided with a shoulder 69 adapted 4 to engage the bracket 70, through a slot in which bracket the end of, the latch-bar G8 extends. When the clutch 47 is thrown in to connectthe pulley '22 with the shaft 19,

the upper end of the'clutcli-lever 48 is moved away from the bracket 70, and so as to draw the latch-bar 68 outward and into a position "where the shoulder G9 on said latch-bar will It is desirable in machines of this charac i ter to provide means to reverse the machine and the travel of the fabric, in orderthat if thev knife should Hyout of the race, or any other `accident happen, the fabric may be' run back a short distance for the purpose of reinserting the knife inthe race. This reversal of the machine is effected by-means of the erossLbelt 2G running on one of the steps of the cone-pulley 27 on the feed-roll 14.

This` cross-belt 2G isdriven by the pulley 2 5 which is loose on the main driving shaft, but which is provided with a clutch 71 adapted tobe operated by a lever 72 for clutching said Vpulley to said driving shaft. Preferably a spring 72 is connected to the lower end of the clutch-lever 72 acting in a direction to throw out the clutch 71, and an .adjustable Stop 72b is provided to limit the movement of said clutch-lever under `the aetion of said spring. In the present machine,

as hereinlicfore stated, this reversing clutch 71, as well as the forward feed-clutch 47, is

operated hy a foot-treadle 56, said revers- .which latchbar is supported liv a pin S3 vin;r operatedtroni the rock-shaft 6G, means being provided for determining which of thesel two clutches will be"opera,ted when the foot-treadleis depressedl Moui'ited on the'rock-shatt isa sliding collar 73 having an arm 74 projecting rearwardly therefrom;` which ai'iii carries a verticali-od 75, which rod partakes of the sliding movements ot' said collari'. Seeiii'ed to the rock-shaft G6 aretwo rearwardly ex tendine; arms 7U and 77." which serve as guides for the rod 75 as it is n'ioved upward or dowiiwai'd by said sliding collar. sliding niovenientsof the collar 73 and the rod 75 are etl'ected by means olia hand-lever 78 pivoted to the frame at the 't'ront 'of the machine. A bell-crank lever 7i) is pivoted to the t'ianie` the horizontal arm of which lever is provided with a projectingr pinV 80 adapted to enter a groove in the slidiner collar 73. The vertical arm ot' said hell-crank lever 79fis connected with the hand-lever 75 byv connections which lwill be hereinafter described.

Connected'to the lower end ot the clutehlever Sis a latch-liar Hi'tlie t'ree endot .projecting` from` the 'li-aine. which riinoextends through *a slot in said latcrnhar, as'.

shown in Fig. Said llatch-bar S2 is pro. vided with a shoulder 'S'ii la|ited to be engaged by the upper end of the sliding rod `75. 'l`o the lower end of the reversing clutch lever 72 is connected a latch bar t-lwhich extends across the machine, said latch-har being likewiseprovided with a suitable shoulder Hl adapted toI be engaged by the lower end ot' said sliding rod'75.' in order to provide l'or tht-,swinging movement iinpartcd to the slidingnfod 75 by the rocking ol the. `shalt ('ti it is desirable to provide a swivel connection between the ai'ni 77 and the latch-hai' nl. vLooszely mounted in the" cnd ol' the ar'm 77 is a hollowgstud 85, the lower en d of which is forked to receive the end ol the latch-har tilusaid latch-bar being connected to the forked end of'said'stu'd by means ol a cross-pin Hr. 'lheliollow stlid is held ui place by means o l aiiut 8V, which engages the upper end ot' said stud. -.\s l*will lie uiulerstocul, theI lower end of the sliding rod T5 projects through said hollow stud` and so that the lower en'd of said rod may he vmoved into engagement with the shoulder Hl on the latch-bar ll. i v

wWith the'construction above described the operation ots-tartine or reversing the inachine is as follows: yllVheii the handdever 78` The N7. is piv'rited to the arm HS oi" a hell-cranklever bring the upper end of' .'aid rod into engagement with the shoulder on thelatch-bar 82. W ith the sliding rod held in thisposition the turn the rock-shaft (56, vthereby givinga movement will serve to actuate the latch-bai 82 and the clutch 48 to throw the clutch 47 into engageinent. l'Vhen now it is desired t0 reverse the machine, thel hand-lever 78 is pulled vforward into the position shown in ["itr. 2,. which will e ajve to move the sliding collar and the'sliding rod-downward, and Sov asto move the upper end of Said rod out 0fv ene'ae'emei'it with the latch-bar 82 and t0 move the lower end of said rod into engagement with the latch-bai' 84. Byn'ow de.- pressing the Jootftreadl'e and thereby turn` inetlic rock-shaft Gti, -a swviiigingr movement will he given to the. sliding' rod 75- which will serve to move the latclrhfar 84 and the lever 72 to throw in the reversing clutch 7l.

As will he understood, wheiithe machine foottreadle is depresed, which will serve to soV is at rest both the clutch 47 and the reversf iup; clutch 7lv vare out ot' engagement. (')idi- 'narily atr this time the sliding,r rod 75 will lie in itsl proper position and in engagement with the latchbarH, and so that by the depression ol' thel foobtreadle the feed-clutch i7 \.\,'ill he thrown into engagement so as to there-by etartthe forward 'ieed ot' the niacliiiie. ln order to permit the necessary swinging; movement ot' the rock-shaft (5G t0 operate the` latcl`i-bar 82, without at the sanie time operating.;` the latch-bar Hl ,said

latch-liar Slis provided with an elongated 4slot Htl tliifougli'which the` cross-pin S5 passes. as'sliowii in Fig. 5.

Referring now to the connections between the hell-craiik lever 7l) and.,tlie hand-lever 7H t'or shitting the position of the sliding 'collar 73 yandthe sliding i'od` 75, the lever v7S`is provided with a projecting arin SV to' which is'pivoted one end ol inconiiect'inef rod The other end of said' connectingi rod pivoted on a' bracket Si). 'llo the othearm 'fili of said hell-crank lever is pivoted one end of a` connecting rod lll., the'other W ith the above vconstruction, when. theliand-lever is thrown forward into the .position shown in Fig. 1, the slid is connected to the ai'iii of the bellerank 4lever 7E).-

ingf rod 75"will he moved upward and when the lever 78 is pulled backward into the p0- .sitionshown in Fire@ the, sliding rod. 75 .will

liemoved downwaril.

y roll"is11apbeltjfdriven roll, and in the `ifpresent, construction the backward or rerersetraviellofthe fabric is effected by the reverse-rotation of Said driven roll 10. For this purpose a nip-"roll 96 is provided, which y said `nip-roll isadapted to. be moved toward l on from saidroll-lO. `During the forward feed ofthe fabric said nip-roll 96 is held awayf.froniflthe rolll()` and out of Contact withthe fabric passing over said roll, but when thefffabric `to be caused to travel bacl'yfird, "saidnip-roll is 'moved toward the .rollgl I`; and into contact with the fabric I tl'jiereon.landse aslto nip the fabric between `said rolls,whereb.4 the necessary backward pullluponjthe fabric will be produced when `the roll 10"isrotated in` thereverse direction. Theposition ofsaidnipa'oll 96 is controlled bythe han( lever 78h; thefollowing' manwner... 1` i i i i i Referring `to `5, the nip-roll 06 is pivoteddn the lower ends of two arms 97, `fli`.,lone` at` each side of the machine, which said arms areylloosel'v pivoted on a rockshaftlDSjwh"ch entends acrossthe machine. y Aptors onfsliringQlyhasone end connected tolthe hubofvthe "arm QTand the other end connected` Itlf y Rrockl iaft 98. suitableamountof tension i isset.upinthe pring;` 99 by turning the Collar *100 on "the ft 9S, said collar being' held yinadjusted .itionl bya set screw 101. The i y springs S10. act `in" a direction to move the b ...loll-the arnr. $10 of y the bell-crank `lever above referred to iscornected one end` of a tenilllfg'. arnl` `104.".""From the lower end of' cacho;e `th irms""projects inwardly apin f 105` V hich inhextends in' front vof the `end ofi the rr`n 07. l

y y l llhile fthe]machineis running forward .andth'e fabricfbeing.fed tothe knife, and 'withlthejharid-lever in .the position shown in Fig. lygtlieybinding roll 06 is` held against the.iactionVoflthe springs 90 away from the rollflO fand out contact with the fabric. "Wllenfnow theiniachine is to be run in the e e i @a'cverse `directie'n to` cause the fabric to trai` llmckwartfl theQpulling of the'haudi l'lfforward1intothe position shown in y Pto move y i. fil?, tliereby` permittingthe springs 00 to 6o i i into conta fthe-fabrio"between said rolls, saidA roll S16 beiinrrhcld. lin` this" position during,r vthe backl wardtravel `ofhthefabric by the action of ,651 said fsprings.. l Whenj `the fabric` is to he `Lmcsao at each 'acted upon by springs 109.

a collar 100 mounted on the connectingufoil102,*the other end of whichv 'the levers 108, as shown in Figzl.

y levers 10S is a cross-bar 116.

`serveerthrough the connections. above bed tort-lclctllel Shaft 9811i a direction. l

thefpinsg'lfl away from the arms `showlu in Fig. 2, the arms 115 move tht nip-rollll `toward the roll 10 and i i `with thefabric and thereby nip` again fed forward the hand-lever 78 is` thrown back into the position shown in` Fig. l, and this movement of the hand-lever through the connections serves to rock the` rock-shaft 98 in the opposite direction andI thereby. through the engagement of the `pins 105 with the arms 0T, to move the binding roll 96 away from the roll 10 and out of contact with the fabric.

During` the forward feed of the fabric the l fabric is nipped at the. drag-roll 13 by the spring-presse l nip-roll 12 which is mounted l in the ends of arms 106 pivoted to the frame, l one at each vside of the machine, which arms l are acted upon by springs 10T. The fabric is also nipped at the` feed-roll 14; by the springpressed nip-roll 15 which ends of arms 10S pivotcd on the frame, one

side 0f the machine, which arms are Thefabric is also nipped between the supplenlental feedf roll 16 and the spring-pressed nip-roll 17 which cooperates therewith. Said roll 17 isv mounted 'in arms 110, one at cach side 0f the machine,` said arms being,r secured to a rockis mounted in the 1 shaft 111. djustably secured to said rockl shaft 107 are. two of the machine. 1s connected one arms 112, one at each side l To each of said arms 112` end of a .spring 1121, the

i other end of which isconnected to a bracket 111- secured to theframe, as shown in Fig. 41. The action of the springs l113 serve to i move the nlp-roll 17'toward the roll 16 and to holdfsaid roll 17 in contact with the fabric, so as to nip the same between said rolls. Then the 1 fabric is to he caused to travel backward it is desirable that the nip-rolls 12,1:),`and 17 should be moved away fromtheir conipanion rolls, and so as 1o release the fabric at those points. The position of .said niprolls 12, 15, and 17 is likewise controlled by the hand-lever 78 in the following man- Secured to the ruik-shaft of the handlever TS are two arms 115, one at each side ofv the machine, which said arrns underlie Extending.: across't'l'le machine and overlying the llach end of this cross-bai" is connected by a screw '117 with the end of the corresponding lever 106, as shown in Fig. 1, With this construction the operation is as follows: W'hilc thefabric is being fed forward the nip-rolls 12 and 1:7 are` held in position to ynip `the fabric by the springs 107 and 10S). lVhen now the travel of tl1e`-fabric is to be .reversed and the lever TS is pulled forward into the position engaging the levers 108 serve to raise. the rear ends of said levers,therebymoving the nip-roll l5 away from the feed-roll 1-'l-. The upward movement of said levers 10S serves to raise the cross-bar 116 and the forward ends of the levers 106, thereby moving the nip-roll 12 f away from the drag-roll 13, and so that theV 7 fabric will thus be released atlboth the feedf roll 'andthe drag-roll.-

. is raised untill i said .slot 12,0 is a pin 12 1 The means for moving the 'nip-roll 17 away'fromfits companion roll 16 are as follows :Extending from the roclcsliaft of the handlever78 are two arms 118, one at 'each side 4ef-l the'rrnachine. 'Pivotally connected to "said arni11'8fis'a linkv lllwhlich is provided 'With'an' elongated slot Lessing throughl .l'redy to the lever Q78 ris pulled-'back 112. When the handlev to the position;

l ,4 i 4lower en'd of the slot is brought into` engagement with the pin 1.21,

when the1 further movement of the handflever serves to'raise the jlever 112, thereby frocking asrock-Shia 111 in a direction to "move the nip-roll 17' away from the roll 16, Aand thus release the fabric at this point also.

When the fabric is caused to travel backn ward it is desirable vto provide a brake or drag vfor the feed-1101114, and in the present .construction suchv a brake or drag is provided with means for controlling thesame by the movements of the handdever 78. The

I brake 122 is pivoted to the frame at 123 and is curved to iinderlieitlefeed-roll 14, as

i shown in Fig. 1./"The movement of said brake into and out of engaging position is :effected by a pair of toggle-levers 124-, 125,

A connecting When the fabric is being the free end of the brake 122 and the lever 125 being pivotally lconnected to the frame. rod 126 connects the lever l with the arm 86 of the hand-lever 78.

The operation of these parts is as follows: fed forward and the lever 78 is in the position shown in Fig.v

`1, the toggle levers 121 and 125` are broken' v.and the brake 122 is out of engagement with the feed-roll 14. When now the fabric is to be caused to travel backward and the lever 78 is pulled forward into the position shown in Fig. 2, ther movement of said lever through the connections referred to serves to straighten the toggle levers and thereby f force the brake -122 upward and into vengagement with the feed-roll.

The voperation ofthe several parts has been already sufficiently described, and `it will not be'necessary to repeat such descripytra tion.. 1t will 'be seen that when the lInacliin'e is to l-be vrun in the reverse direction and the fabric thus caused to travel backward, the proper manipulation of all the parts. for this purpose is effected solely lby Y the movement ofthe l1and-lever 7 8, and that when said hand-lever has been so moved all ythat remains to be done is simply to depress the foot-treadle 5G, thereby throwing in the.

Wn -in V2 the link 119i vfabric as the same is performed, viz., the sliding rod is moved into proper position to engage the latchbar 811 connected to the reversing clutch' i to move toward the roll. 10 and to nip the fabric between said rolls;-the binding rolls 12, 15, and 17 areea'ch moved .away from their companion Vrolls, and 'the fabric released 'at each` of'said points; and finally the brake is applied to the feed-roll.k Thus :when the machine is reversed for the hackwardtravel of the fabric, the movement of thehanddever referred to serves to release the fabric at the lseveral points where it was nipped during theforward feed, and also serves to nip the fabric at the/driven roll locatedat the rear of the drag-roll, and so that the backward travel of the fabric will be caused by the reve-rse rotation of lsaid driven roll. As said driven roll is llocated at the rear of the drag-roll there isno jliabilit of any slack between said rolls during the lloackward travel of the fabric. '.It will be further seen that as the nip of the fabric' is released at thefeed-roll and at the supplemental feed-rolls locatedv below the same, any wrinkles which may form in lthe fabric as it lhangs-loose below said feed-rolls, in-

n stead of being 1ro-ned or pressed into the the lever 124 being pivotally' connected to fabric, will be smoothed or ironed out of the about which it passes. l f

What 'l clain'i as my invention and desire to secure by` Letters Patent is:

1. A pile cutting machine having in conibination a feed-roll,` a drag-roll, a driven roll at the rear of said drag-roll, and means for rotating said driven rollin thel reversel direction to 'effect the backward travel of the fabric. 4

2.. A pile cutting machine having in combination a feed-roll,fr drag-roll, ajdriven roll -at the rear of said drag-roll, anda nip-r ro adapted to coperate with saidv driven ro 3, A pile cutting machine having incombination a feed-roll, a drag-1'oll, a driven roll at the rear of said drag-roll, means for rotating said driven roll in the reverse direction, and a, nip-roll adapted tocoperate with said driven roll.

r 4said driven rlldragged overbthe rolls t pile cutting machine having in combination a feed-roll, a drag-roll,` a driven roll at the rear of said drag-roll',an1p roll,

s for moving' 'l bination a feed-roll, i drag-roll, a driven roll at the 'rear oi saiddragojoll, invans for rotating said rolls in `one direction or the other, a nip-roll adapted to he moved toward and l'roin said driven roll, a pair of 4siipplen-ientiil 'feed-rolls, 'one of which constitntes a nip-roll, and inea'ns ior controlling the directionxof rotation of sai l-rolls and thereof with respect to said driven roll.

25. A pile cutting machine having in conibination a feed-roll, a drag-roll, a driven roll at the rear of said dragdoll, nip-rolls adapted to coperate with saidv drag-roll and said driven roll., a lever, and connections from said lever to said nip-rolls for controlling the position thereof with respect to their companion rolls.

" ,261 A pileeutt'ing machine having in coni-'l jbination a feed-roll, a drag-roll, a driven 'roll `at the rear oi Vsaid drag-roll, nip-rolls adapted to coperate one `with cach of said Irolls,` a lever, .and connections ioiii. said lever to`each of said nip-rolls orcoifitrol ling the position thereoi with respect to their companion rolls.

27. A pile cutting machine'having in coinhination a feed-roll, a dragroll, a driven roll at theI rear of said drag-roll, a nip-roll adapted to coperate with said driven roll, a brake for said feed-roll, a level, and conncctons 'from said lever te said niperoll and said' brake. c

28. A pile cuttingr machine havingr in coinhination a feed-roll, a. drag-roll, a driven roll at the rear ol 'said drag-roll, niprolls 29. A pile cutting machine having in. com1 y bination a t`eed-ro1l, a drag-roll, a driven roll'at the .rear of said drag-roll, nip-rolls adapted to coperate one Witheaeh of said rolls, clutches yfor controlling the yrotation of said rolls in opposite directions, a brake ior said feed-roll, a lever, and connections from "said lever to said nip-rolls, said clutches, and saidfbrake.

30, A pile cutting machine having in combination two driven rolls, one to travel the fabric in a forward direction, thel ottici-,to travelf'tlie fabric in Aa, reverse direction, and nip-rolls adapted tocoperate one Iwith each of said driven rolls. f

31. A pile cutting Vmachine having in eomhination two driven rolls "adapted to "be rotated i'n opposite directions,- nip-rolls adapted to coperate one with each of said driven rolls, and'means whereby one of said nip-.rolls `may be wed into coperative relation with its companion driven roll, and

theiother nip-roll moved'out of eoper'ative relation with itscompanion nip-roll.

A pile cutting machine having in combination'two driven rolls adapted to be rotated in opposite directions, nip-rolls adapted to coperate one with each of said driven rolls, and means -whereby'-one of said'nip rolls 'may be moved into coperative relation with its companion roll, or looth of said .nip-rolls may be moved' out of coperative relation with said driven rolls.

ARTHURMoiiToiv Wiitnesses: 

